to collect; to assemble; to gather
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
links; chain; shackle; linking
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
simple and clear; plain and simple
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
covering; protection; backing; relief
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
underground; subterranean
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
anchor (of a ship); last runner or swimmer in a relay team; news anchor; news presenter; anchor (clock component); pallet fork; anchor (HTML)
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign